Coventry Accelerate Gale Archive

Official notice

Authority: Coventry University (Education)

Direct award

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£182,914published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 13 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to cengage learning (EMEA) Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Gale Accelerate is a digital archives resource offered by Cengage. It provides a vast array of primary and secondary sources in a number of key subject areas. The material is set to be embedded into teaching and learning activities within the University's Collage of Arts and Society and will be invaluable as research material for both PGT students and research centres.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

48000000 Software package and information systems

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Mar 2026, 10:23 GMT
Last source update: 8 Jun 2026, 14:03 BST
Authority reference: PA-FRAM-1853-26-TH
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-053810
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066961 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Urgency
Published justification: This product is an intellectual property owned and sold by Cengage/Gale. It fits along their suite of digital archive products which the CU Group already utilises for teaching, learning and research. The archives are also available to be used within
Digital Lab Scholar, as learning and research tool designed to enable discovery across archives solutions. There are no other
vendors offering the intellectual content required by CAS and the research centres.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Mar 2026

Transparency notice published
13 Mar 2026, 10:23 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
13 Mar 2026, 10:37 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
8 Jun 2026, 14:03 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £182,9141 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
cengage learning (EMEA) Ltd31 Mar 2026 – 30 Mar 2029	£182,914	13 Mar 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Coventry Accelerate Gale Archive · cengage learning (EMEA) Ltd
Signed
30 Mar 2026
Value
£182,914
Period
31 Mar 2026 – 30 Mar 2029
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Below threshold of £5,000,000.00 including VAT.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Coventry University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMMH-2339-NMGH Priory Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5FBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Cengage Learning (EMEA) LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00903535 Cheriton House, North Way, Andover, Hampshire, South East, SP10 5BEContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender8 Jun 2026, 14:03 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender13 Mar 2026, 10:37 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender13 Mar 2026, 10:23 GMT